Economic policy reforms 2016 going for growth interim report
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris, [France] :
OECD Publishing
2016.
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| Colección: | Economic Policy Reforms,
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706796506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Editorial Restoring healthy growth: policies for higher and more inclusive productivity; Table of contents; ISO Codes; Executive summary; Chapter 1. Overview of structural reforms in the policy areas identified as priorities for growth; Overview of structural reforms in the policy areas identified as priorities for growth; Main findings; Introduction; Figure 1.1. Investment is lagging behind the recovery of GDP in most European countries; Figure 1.2. Labour productivity growth slowed even before the crisis in advanced economies; A global overview of the progress on reform priorities
- Figure 1.3. About 50 % of the Going for Growth recommendations have been implemented or are in the process of implementationFigure 1.4. The pace of reform has decelerated in 2015; Figure 1.5. The pace of reforms has been faster in countries facing hardest macroeconomic conditions; Figure 1.6. Reform intensity has been highest in the areas of education and of full-time labour force participation of women; Box 1.1. G20 Growth strategy and its implementation; Assessment of reform progress by country groups; Box 1.2. Country grouping by common challenges
- Group 1: Countries with extremely high long-term and youth unemployment (Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Slovak Republic and Spain)Figure 1.7. Youth unemployment rate and the share of long-term unemployed remain very high; Table 1.1. Reform priorities for countries with high long-term and youth unemployment; Figure 1.8. A significant share of workers face skill mismatch, implying a large scope for productivity gains; Group 2: Countries with a large labour productivity gap vis-à-vis OECD average (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Israel, Poland and Latvia)
- Figure 1.9. The productivity gap remains large with ample room for catch-upFigure 1.10. Regulations in non-manufacturing sector have significant impact on the manufacturing sector; Figure 1.11. The intensity of business-based R&D is low compared to advanced OECD countries; Table 1.2. Reform priorities for countries with a large labour productivity gap vis-a-vis OECD average; Group 3: Countries with low working hours and housing market distortions (Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden); Figure 1.12. The share of disability benefit recipients is among the highest in OECD countries
- Figure 1.13. House prices have risen fast amid large household debtTable 1.3. Reform priorities for countries with low working hours and housing market distortions; Group 4: Countries with high structural unemployment and/or low participation of older workers (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Luxembourg and Slovenia); Figure 1.14. Shorter average hours worked and lower employment rates reduce overall labour utilisation; Table 1.4. Reform priorities for countries with high structural unemployment and low participation of old workers
- Figure 1.15. Inequality in educational outcomes is relatively high
